Refugees: a new era of forced displacement

On Monday 8 September 2014, the Melbourne School of Government and Melbourne Law School hosted a discussion of the current global displacement situation, the changing humanitarian landscape confronting the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the international community, as well as the operational challenges and dilemmas facing humanitarian actors today. The forum explored the shared responsibility to respond to the crises around the world – including large-scale displacement crises in Syria, Iraq and Central Africa. Also discussed was the UNHCR’s key operations in the Asia Pacific region, such as in Myanmar (Burma) and Sri Lanka.